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   MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.8

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Apple has released [1]MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.8, which
   follows this week's earlier update to the system management controller
   (SMC) for MacBook Air laptops (see '[2]MacBook Air SMC Update 2.0,' 10
   June 2014). For MacBook Air models released in the middle of 2013 and
   early 2014, this extensible firmware interface (EFI) update improves
   reliability when waking from sleep and when booting while certain USB
   and Thunderbolt devices are connected, as well as fixes a rare memory
   issue that could cause the system to reboot. It also fixes a complex
   bug that prevented the built-in display from sleeping while connected
   to an external display and running Windows using Boot Camp. As always
   with firmware updates, we recommend relying on the App Store to ensure
   you get the firmware update for your specific model and being careful
   not to interrupt the update process. (Free, 4.8 MB)

References

   1. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1749
   2. http://tidbits.com/article/14823

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